Zero(?) City Lag - 5 Clients One PC - Your Specs?

[dancook]

I have a Q6600, 4gb Ram and once upon a time this was fine! But now things have changed and hanging around the AH in Stormwind can cause some laggy issues.

Could I get an idea of people's specs and how much lag they get around City AH? Just so i know what to expect from various upgrades.

Cheers, Dan

[Vociferate]

That's really bordering on "Not optimal" these days.

The engine for WoW hasn't had much change, but with a Q6600 and the amount of people that are running around the cities, it's a lot to process.

What are your in game settings?

In SW, I have a fair bit of lag, and some FPS drop. Albeit, my internet is terrible.

My system is:
AMD 965 BE OC'ed to 3.85Ghz
ATI 5870 GPU
8GB RAM

And I sometimes get choppy in the city.

[dancook]

I usually have high/ultra on main and poor/fair on the slaves. This has been fine for instances and outside of cities.

It doesn't make a huge difference unless i try and run all on high or something

[alcattle]

had the same specs, and was starting to see some lag. New GFX were some but the textures were a lot of it. New CPU and 8 + gigs are the new basic boxing machine.

[dancook]

had the same specs, and was starting to see some lag. New GFX were some but the textures were a lot of it. New CPU and 8 + gigs are the new basic boxing machine.

I have the new graphics card, so I guess i'm looking at an i7 950 with 12gb ram? and I should be smooth as a baby's bottom?

It's also raiding, where it matters, than I'm getting sluggish framerates.

I already have SSD.

[dancook]

Think more like the spec attached after some research

[d0z3rr]

I have the new graphics card, so I guess i'm looking at an i7 950 with 12gb ram? and I should be smooth as a baby's bottom?

It's also raiding, where it matters, than I'm getting sluggish framerates.

I already have SSD.

Yes and yes. There seriously needs to be a sticky now - All people with Q6600s should consider an i7.

BTW, SSD will not increase your frame rates. They only decrease loading times. [IMO]worthless because loading times in WoW are nil (even in cities), a regular 7200 HD suffices.[/IMO]

[Kicksome]

I have a i7 - 920 CPU @ 2.7 MHZ
12 gigs ram
580 GTX Video card
256 gig SSD Corsair drive

I get 60 fps in stormwind. When I had a HD5870 video card, I was getting like 20 FPS in stormwind.

[Multibocks]

I have a i7 - 920 CPU @ 2.7 MHZ
12 gigs ram
580 GTX Video card
256 gig SSD Corsair drive

I get 60 fps in stormwind. When I had a HD5870 video card, I was getting like 20 FPS in stormwind.

So that's my problem. I'm sporting 2 4870x2 and lately the frame loss has been pissing me off. I have a 920 @ 3.6 Ghz and 12 GB RAM. I was considering upgrading the whole rig. I don't like to spend money on piece meal upgrades. I usually wait for a new chipset and gpu worth upgrading to.... Maybe I should try a new GPU

Edit: I'm pretty new to changing gpus from ATI to nVidia. Is it as simple as install new card and driver or is it more complicated than that? I'm looking to do SLI 580s

[pinotnoir]

So that's my problem. I'm sporting 2 4870x2 and lately the frame loss has been pissing me off. I have a 920 @ 3.6 Ghz and 12 GB RAM. I was considering upgrading the whole rig. I don't like to spend money on piece meal upgrades. I usually wait for a new chipset and gpu worth upgrading to.... Maybe I should try a new GPU

Edit: I'm pretty new to changing gpus from ATI to nVidia. Is it as simple as install new card and driver or is it more complicated than that? I'm looking to do SLI 580s

I have a 4850x2 ati and I get lag in high traffic areas with the same processor and ram you have. Our problem is the gpu. I think I will update to a new 6000 series ati. Call me crazy but I like ATI better than nvidia. Every nvidia card I have had in the past had some issues. Plus I think the colors look better with ati.